MAI-Thinking-1

Microsoft🇺🇸 United States
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Microsoft's first reasoning model, trained without distillation from other AI models. Targeted at enterprise use cases.

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Microsoft to announce MAI-Thinking-1 reasoning model and Windows 11 developer mode at Build

Microsoft will announce MAI-Thinking-1 at its Build conference on June 2, 2026, according to sources cited by The Verge. The model is Microsoft's first reasoning model and was not trained using distillation from other AI models. The company will also reveal MAI-Image-2.5 and MAI-Image-2.5-Flash image models, along with a new developer-optimized Windows 11 experience.

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